Saturday, April 12, 2014

It seems as if the good folks won one for a change instead of the
government’s thugs. Today it was announced that the BLM will remove
themselves from the area of Clivan Bundy’s ranch and will no longer try
to remove his cattle, either by running them to death in the heat with
helicopters or just by rounding them up and rustling them.

The BLM totally misread the intent of the folks that showed up to
help Mr. Bundy resist their “government” aggression. They thought all
they had to do to stave off resistance was to shout “one step closer and
you’re dead.” This time it didn’t work. The assembled crowd just kept
coming slowly, one step at a time. The BLM would have had to start
shooting people to stop them and even the lapdog media would not have
been able to cover that up satisfactorily–and besides, some of the
assembled crowd probably might have returned fire. They were ticked off
enough.

The county sheriff finally got enough backbone to do what he should
have done in the first place–disarm the BLM and order them out of the
area, which he did, after an ultimatum from Mr. Bundy to step up and do
his constitutional duty.

A deal has been reached between Bundy family leaders and the Bureau
of Land Management, but not without some very tense moments.

Armed Bundy family leaders met with BLM officers Saturday afternoon
in Mesquite to discuss the fate of the Bundy's cattle that the feds
removed from BLM land, over the past week.

Under the deal the cattle were released from a holding area near Mesquite, back onto the federal lands they were removed from.

However, according to the BLM, the deal does not absolve Bundy from
any of the fees he owes for having the animals there in the first place.

Rancher Cliven Bundy is not describing it as a deal, but as the American citizens taking back the cattle.

"There is no deal here. The citizens of America and Clark County went
and took their cattle. There was no negotiations. They took these
cattle. They are in possession of these cattle and I expect them to come
home soon," Bundy said.

Security cameras, locked doors, new ID badges: all helpful tools in keeping schools safe, but some local teachers are saying they're not enough.

School violence is a frightening new reality for educators like Judy Kidd, President of the Classroom Teachers Association of North Carolina. She says she doesn't feel safe in the classroom.

"Teachers are not trained well enough in safety on how to protect themselves and their students," says Kidd. She says schools have become a target for violence, and teachers are often on the front lines, unable to protect a classroom full of innocent children.

A pro-life group appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court over its right to post billboards that highlighted the pro-abortion vote of a congressman isn’t sitting idle as it awaits a ruling.

The Susan B. Anthony List already is taking the message to voters in at least three more largely conservative-leaning states.

The message is that the senators, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, supported funding abortions through their Obamacare votes.

The Democrat lawmakers are facing high hurdles in their re-election campaigns in states where abortion funding is a concern of voters. Already, in this election year, Democrats are hindered by a stagnant economy, massive new taxes, a failed foreign policy and scandals linked to the White House that could cost them control of the Senate.

This should cause increased hostility by Patriots to the next nefarious scheme by our commie government.

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"Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in
consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude
the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of
employees and members of the public," BLM Director Neil Kornze said.

A Nevada cattle rancher appears to have won his week-long battle with
the federal government over a controversial cattle roundup that had led
to the arrest of several protesters.

Cliven Bundy went head to head with the Bureau of Land Management over
the removal of hundreds of his cattle from federal land, where the
government said they were grazing illegally.

Bundy claims his herd of roughly 900 cattle have grazed on the land
along the riverbed near Bunkerville, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas,
since 1870 and threatened a "range war" against the BLM on the Bundy Ranch website after one of his sons was arrested while protesting the removal of the cattle.

"I have no contract with the United States government," Bundy said. "I
was paying grazing fees for management and that's what BLM was supposed
to be, land managers and they were managing my ranch out of business, so
I refused to pay."

Victim John Winker (left), Alexander McDonald (right) has been charged
with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of torture.

Whether you are a regular Joe or a law enforcement officer, the legal legitimacy of armed self defense is a matter of perception. You are allowed to act on what you think you see, instead of what is actually going on.

As a result of mistaken perception, two men of three men taken
hostage by another armed with a knife were shot by Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s deputies as they fled an apartment, because the three deputies
thought that the second man escaping was the armed suspect.

Arizona's top two sheriffs told Newsmax that they are fighting an uphill
battle against illegal immigration in their state because the federal
government has still not provided information about the illegals they
released from local jails last year due to budget cuts.

"They released 2,000-plus criminals who were on their way to
deportation," Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said in an interview.
"These are the same people that even President Obama said needed to be
deported out of the country.

"We have illegals who we are arresting every day," Babeu added. "We
don't know if these are the same people. They won't give us the names."

"We turn them over to ICE, and they keep coming back to jail," said
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, referring to U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement. "Either they're letting them out the back door — or
they're deporting them, and they keep coming back. There's a problem
with this."

Many
Americans have been watching with great consternation the ongoing
struggle between the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the
U.S. Marshals against Cliven Bundy and his family. There are no signs
of either side relinquishing its position. Many onlookers have been
informed that this dispute is over protecting the desert tortoise. But
it is nothing of the sort. In fact, the reality of the dispute goes far
underneath what is being talked about. The more appropriate source of
the dispute is ground water as well as surface water – this is a war over water.

Cliven
Bundy and his family claim that they can trace their family ownership
back to around the 1870s on their current property in Clark County.
This is well before any federal offices such as the EPA, BLM, or water
management were created. This corresponds with the Homestead rights
that were established during the Lincoln administration in 1862 to
entice people to settle the western frontier and expand the U.S.
agricultural enterprises. This 19th-century
policy was meant to encourage and support settlement by families like
the Bundys. Now, over 150 years later, what seemed to be borderless
country surrounding small-town Bunkerville in Nevada is an inhospitable
petri dish for the experiments of growing federal regulations.

I thought I knew a lot about Common
Core, but I was blown away by some of the information revealed by
Whitney Neal at the March meeting of the Lake Norman conservatives. MUST
watch this video ALL THE WAY THROUGH - learn why simply removing the
words "Common Core" from NC General Statutes, as has been suggested by
several NC legislators, will NOT rid North Carolina of Common Core.
Don't be fooled! Sample appropriate repeal legislation can be seen at
the following link; even this will not completely rid NC of the Common
Core and its associated programs, but FULLY repealing the mandates from
the statutes is the first step on the path to reclaiming NC's
sovereignty in education: http://carolinalibertypac.com/2014/02...

The
final meeting of the North Carolina Common Core Study Committee is
April 24 at 10 AM. The committee may submit legislation to the NCGA for a
hearing during the short session (which begins in May), but they MUST
approve the measure at the April 24 meeting in order for Common Core
repeal to be heard this year. The deadline for the committee to submit
their legislation in order to be eligible for NCGA short session hearing
is April 25. Study Committee members are to receive legislative
proposals 10 days in advance of the meeting; however, if it is the case
that Chairmen Soucek & Holloway neglect to send the legislation to
the members in advance, the advanced-notice rule may be waived at the
committee meeting by a motion, a second, and a 2/3 vote to do so. If the
committee instead brings forward symbolic "remove the name Common Core"
legislation, activitsts should let committee members know that they
expect them to motion for a substitute amendment and replace the
intelligence-insulting measure with the more substantial repeal
legislation. More info on timing: http://carolinalibertypac.com/2014/02...

Also
of note: there has been a lot of discussion from the NC administration
about a new plan for teacher pay increases & bonuses. Sounds great,
but from where is the money to come? What many may not realize is that
the McCrory teacher bonus plan entails accepting ANOTHER ROUND of Race
to the Top funds - the round 3 of RttT discussed in the video as tying
NC data mining to the Department of Health & Human Services and
subjecting NC parents to "home visits." McCrory has acknowledged that
his plan entails the teacher bonus pay coming from RTTT Round 3:
"McCrory proposed rewarding 1,000 top teachers with $10,000 stipends,
with the money coming from the state's federal Race to the Top grant
funds. Using the money for stipends would require federal approval,
Atkinson said, because it would mean taking money from another
grant-funded endeavor." Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/1...

Remember
that nothing in this world is free, this is especially true of "free
money" coming from the federal government. Accepting Race to the Top
funding has entailed selling the freedom, livelihood, and privacy of
North Carolina's children. For more information on this aspect, see: http://carolinalibertypac.com/2014/04...

This
informational video was produced as a part of my ongoing independent
journalism project to shine light upon human injustice &
corporate-government control freaks. Please contribute to my cause so
that I may continue in this venture! More info & follow my projects
here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicole...

MANY
MANY THANKS to Whitney Neal of FreedomWorks for sticking it to the
Common Core big government control freaks, to the Lake Norman
Conservatives for providing interesting forums focused on individual
freedom and government transparency, to Major Dave NC & FreedomWorks
for the NC Common Core Study Committee footage integrated throughout
the video, and to the many North Carolina freedom fighters that have put
countless hours into researching, sign making, advocating,
phone-calling, letter-writing, and traveling to be a voice for the
children of NC.

Music at intro: Kaskade, Steppin Out; Music at Exit: Gary Jules, Mad World

Remembrance

Winners: Navy Cross Nguyen Van Kiet & MOH Thomas R. Norris This week’s Medal of Honor hero is one of a handful of Navy SEALs awarded the MOH in the Vietnam War. Norris snuck behind enemy lines with a South Vietnamese Navy petty officer rescued two downed pilots in 1972–when most of our resources had been pulled from the country. Interesting to note that later year, Norris was himself rescued by another SEAL Michael E. Thornton.More @ Medal of Honor Roll Call

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Core Creek Militia

==============================My sixth great grandfather, his wife, and five of his six children were killed in battle with the Tuscarora Indians at Core Creek, NC.

The Seven Blackbirds

==============================My third great grandfather was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War, and saved his unit's flag after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was also at Kingston (Kinston), Wilmington, Charleston, Two Sisters and Augusta. He was at the defeat at Brier Creek and also Bee Creek.

Requiem Aeternam -
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them
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My second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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My great grandfather and great uncle knew all the men in the "Civil War Requiem" video as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit defending Fort Mahone. (Fort Mahone was named "Fort Damnation" by the Yankees) *Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was a few miles to the slight northeast. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox. I have many more pictures taken by the same photographer, one of these shows a 14 year old boy and the other is the famous picture of the blond, handsome soldier with his musket.
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*General Gordon promised the men a gold medal and 30 days leave if they accomplished their task and many years after the War my great grandfather wrote General Gordon, who was then governor of Georgia about this incident. They exchanged several letters which I have framed. See first link below.
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*The Attack On Fort Stedman
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"His Colored Friends"
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Lee's Surrender
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My Black NC Kinfolks
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Punished For Being Caught!

Great Grandfather Koonce

He was a drummer boy in the WBTS, survived the War only to die a few years later. He was caught in an ice storm on his way home, but instead of seeking shelter, continued on his horse until the end. His clothes had to be cut off and he died a few days later.

Thank you

I would just like you to know how so very glad I am that I found your blog. I have learned more history from you and the many links that you post than I have from reading all my history books. I can never thank you enough for the education you are freely giving me. It is priceless. And eye opening.

Many times I will not comment, but that does not mean I am not reading and learning.

You sir, are an educator. Thank you.

PhyllisWantage, NJ

Good morning Mr. Townsend,

Just to let you know I have finally finished that massive tome on General Lee. I never knew 1/10th of what a great man he was. No wonder the South is so proud of him! So sad that we have few men of his caliber today. We need them desperately. I have learned more history through you and your blog than I thought I could ever learn. I am very grateful to you. Thank you so much for taking time to answer my e-mail. And thank you for your blog and for opening my eyes.

PhyllisWantage, NJ

".......So good to hear from you! And also so pleased you are converting more of us Yankees! You have no idea how many people you have taught. And how many are so grateful to you for showing us the truth."

Your faithful friend,

Phylis

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I have also learned from Brock Townsend and two nurses lately, that appreciation expressed by someone for whom you have great respect overwhelms the lack of appreciation by some from whom you expect it. I believe that we cannot really know which small bit of help makes the life-saving difference. ﻿I may have learned more real American history on Brock's blog than in 20 years of government schooling.

I have learned more history from you than all the years I was supposed to be in school (and not out hunting or fishing).

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I really must say, I like thousands of others have said, your blog is the best out there and with all of your history and experience, you should run for *president. I look forward to reading your blog every day and every day I learn from you. Thank you for the time you put into this effort .

Sincerely,

Scott Fitts

*It would have to be an improvement. :) BT

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Hi Brock,

Ever since I picked up on your blog I "Knew" you were a "Gentleman of the South!" You lack the "Crassness" that is so prevalent in today's Sociopolitical arena but speak with the Firmness in Truth and Conviction of Right like the words of our Late Great President Jefferson Davis! That is Honorable.

I have been thinking about this for a while now. At first it was a very subtle notice, then it became larger as I saw more. Then it bloomed to me to be what it is. In your writings, in your Blog, Brock, "You" have written, posted and done more to eradicate the "Revisionist History" forced on us by the "Northern Aggressors,"BAR NONE!!!" The "Stars and Bars" fly High and Proud today even more thanks to your efforts!

Reading your post on 03 JUNE about the birthday of President Jefferson Davis and the "quotes" of his was the galvanizing statement! The first words of "His" you posted say so much, are timeless and can never be "Destroyed!" by any man! .......and those words were........

"Truth crushed to the earth is still truth still and like a seed will rise again."--Jefferson Davis (1808-1889)

In so many ways you and your efforts to keep and carry on the "Truth of the South" are the water and light of the Sun that nourish "That Seed" that Jefferson Davis speaks of! That "Seed" of "Southern Truth!" That cannot be vanquished because of efforts like Men as yourself!

Thanks for your selfless effort,

The "Stars and Bars" FLY!

Got gunz....OUTLAW?

III%,

skybill-out

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Dear Mr. Townsend,

I wanted to write to thank you for the pleasure and education I have received from reading your blog "Free North Carolina". I can honestly say that FNC is one of the first sites I visit daily.

I am a northerner by birth yet I consider the vilification of all things "South" a true and tragic disgrace. Your work has enabled me to become more familiar with a culture that I admire, yet have never really been familiar with.

Keep up the outstanding work!

A friend north of the Mason-Dixon Line,

Bob

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My good sir,

I have been reading your blog for years, filling-in the woeful gaps in my knowledge thanks to your efforts, and have been truly impressed with not merely the depth and breadth of the topics you broach, but the frank and honest way you deal with them.

I salute you.

You cannot imagine my immense delight at just reading the "Witting, intentionally, and willfully..." posted on your site, that you linked to Theo Spark's blog.

I'm the guy that wrote it and sent it to Theo a few days ago.

On both our behalves, thank you for posting it on your fine blog.

With warmest personal regards,

Rico

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